Paris To Get Tall Twin Towers

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) Mar 13th 2009 at 7:02AM

I've mentioned the ambitious plans for the Paris skyline before. Now Foster + Partners is showing plans for a dramatic new addition. Two new towers, which will be part of a mixed-use development called Hermitage Plaza, are set to go up in the ~~center~~ La Defense area of Paris (thanks, Mike). They will be Western Europe's tallest mixed-use towers and will contain a luxury hotel, spa, apartments, offices and retail space. Construction won't start until next year and is expected to be finished in 2014.

Gallery: The New Paris Skyline?

Tags: architecture, paris, towers

Filed under: Real Estate Developments

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Mike Werner Mar 13th 2009 8:33AM

In fact the source article has it wrong. It's not in the center of Paris, it's not even Paris, it's La Defense, which is in the suburbs of Paris. Paris has a law, after they built the Montparnasse Tower, that never would there be a building built, bigger than 8 stories high in Paris.

That's why all the tall office buildings are in La Defense.

just me Mar 13th 2009 10:38AM

Oh I hope not. Yes, I know it creates jobs, etc but the building is ugly from these views.

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